[CC 1984 §24-324; Rev. M.C. 1963 §51.78; Ord. No. 3140 §24-163]
The driver of any vehicle other than one on official business
shall not follow any fire apparatus, traveling in response to a fire
alarm, closer than five hundred (500) feet nor drive into or park
such vehicle within the block or to within five hundred (500) feet
of where fire apparatus has stopped in answer to a fire alarm.
[CC 1984 §24-325; Rev. M.C. 1963 §51.79; Ord. No. 3140 §24-164]
No vehicle shall be driven over any unprotected hose of a Fire
Department when laid down on any public road, street, alley or private
driveway, to be used at any fire or alarm of fire, without the consent
of the Fire Department official in command.
[CC 1984 §24-281; Rev. M.C. 1963 §51.49; Ord. No. 3140 §24-138]
A.
No
person shall load, drive or place any vehicle on or across any paved
sidewalk or on or across any curbing, otherwise than in going in or
out of the premises into which driveways are provided.
B.
When
it is necessary because of building operations or excavations, or
from other temporary conditions, to load, drive or place any vehicle
on or across any paved sidewalk or curbing, permission shall first
be obtained from the Street Superintendent. The sidewalk or curbing
shall be adequately protected from injury.
[CC 1984 §24-294; Rev. M.C. 1963 §51.31; Ord. No. 3140 §24-148]
The driver of a vehicle shall not back the vehicle unless the
movement can be made in safety and when the driver can clearly see
the area into which he/she is backing.
[CC 1984 §24-313; Rev. M.C. 1963 §51.55; Ord. No. 3140 §24-157]
No person shall open the door of a motor vehicle on the side
available to moving traffic unless and until it is reasonably safe
to do so. No person shall leave a door open on the side of a motor
vehicle available to moving traffic for a period of time longer than
necessary to load or unload passengers.
[CC 1984 §24-312; Rev. M.C. 1963 §51.54; Ord. No. 3140 §24-156]
Any person riding upon any bicycle, motorcycle, coaster, sled,
roller skates or any toy vehicle shall not attach the vehicle or himself/herself
to any moving vehicle upon any roadway.
[Ord. No. 5091 §§1 —
2, 11-3-2008]
A.
Upon
all public roads or highways of sufficient width a vehicle shall be
driven upon the right-half of the roadway, except as follows:
1.
When overtaking and passing another vehicle proceeding in the same
direction pursuant to the rules governing such movement;
2.
When placing a vehicle in position for and when such vehicle is lawfully
making a left turn in compliance with the provisions of this Title;
3.
When the right-half of a roadway is closed to traffic while under
construction or repair; or
4.
Upon a roadway designated by local ordinance as a one-way street
and marked or signed for one-way traffic.
B.
It
is unlawful to drive any vehicle upon any highway or road which has
been divided into two (2) or more roadways by means of a physical
barrier or by means of a dividing section or delineated by curbs,
lines or other markings on the roadway, except to the right of such
barrier or dividing section, or to make any left turn or semi-circular
or U-turn on any such divided highway, except at an intersection or
interchange or at any signed location designated by the State Highways
and Transportation Commission or the Department of Transportation.
The provisions of this Subsection shall not apply to emergency vehicles,
law enforcement vehicles or to vehicles owned by the commission or
the department.
C.
Whenever
any roadway has been divided into three (3) or more clearly marked
lanes for traffic, the following rules in addition to all other consistent
herewith shall apply:
1.
A vehicle shall be driven as nearly as practicable entirely within
a single lane and shall not be moved from such lane until the driver
has first ascertained that such movement can be made with safety.
2.
Upon a roadway which is divided into three (3) lanes a vehicle shall
not be driven in the center lane, except when overtaking and passing
another vehicle where the roadway ahead is clearly visible and such
center lane is clear of traffic within a safe distance, or in preparation
for a left turn or where such center lane is at the time allocated
exclusively to traffic moving in the direction the vehicle is proceeding
and is signposted to give notice of such allocation.
3.
Upon all highways any vehicle proceeding at less than the normal
speed of traffic thereon shall be driven in the right-hand lane for
traffic or as close as practicable to the right-hand edge or curb,
except as otherwise provided in Sections 304.014 to 304.026, RSMo.
4.
Official signs may be erected by the Highways and Transportation
Commission or the Highway Patrol may place temporary signs directing
slow moving traffic to use a designated lane or allocating specified
lanes to traffic moving in the same direction and drivers of vehicles
shall obey the directions of every such sign.
5.
Drivers of vehicles proceeding in opposite directions shall pass
each other to the right, and except when a roadway has been divided
into traffic lanes, each driver shall give to the other at least one-half
(½) of the main traveled portion of the roadway whenever possible.
D.
All
vehicles in motion upon a highway having two (2) or more lanes of
traffic proceeding in the same direction shall be driven in the right-hand
lane except when overtaking and passing another vehicle or when preparing
to make a proper left turn or when otherwise directed by traffic markings,
signs or signals.
E.
All
trucks registered for a gross weight of more than forty-eight thousand
(48,000) pounds shall not be driven in the far left-hand lane upon
all interstate highways, freeways or expressways within the City having
three (3) or more lanes of traffic proceeding in the same direction.
This restriction shall not apply when:
[CC 1984 §24-310; Rev. M.C. 1963 §51.52; Ord. No. 3140 §24-154]
No person shall extend any part of his/her body outside the
vehicle except the hand and arm for signaling purposes only.
A.
As
used in this Section, the term "truck" means a motor
vehicle designed, used or maintained for the transportation of property.
B.
No person shall operate any truck, as defined in Subsection (A) of this Section, with a licensed gross weight of less than twelve thousand (12,000) pounds on any highway which is part of the State or Federal highway system or when such truck is operated within the corporate limits of the City when any person under eighteen (18) years of age is riding in the unenclosed bed of such truck. No person under eighteen (18) years of age shall ride in the unenclosed bed of such truck when the truck is in operation.
C.
The
provisions of this Section shall not apply to:
1.
Any employee engaged in the necessary discharge of the employee's
duties where it is necessary to ride in the unenclosed bed of the
truck;
2.
Any person while engaged in agricultural activities where it is necessary
to ride in the unenclosed bed of the truck;
3.
Any person riding in the unenclosed bed of a truck while such truck
is being operated in a parade, caravan or exhibition which is authorized
by law;
4.
Any person riding in the unenclosed bed of a truck if such truck
has installed a means of preventing such person from being discharged
or such person is secured to the truck in a manner which will prevent
the person from being thrown, falling or jumping from the truck;
5.
Any person riding in the unenclosed bed of a truck if such truck
is being operated solely for the purpose of participating in a special
event and it is necessary that the person ride in such unenclosed
bed due to a lack of available seating. "Special event", for the purposes of this Section, is a specific social activity
of a definable duration which is participated in by the person riding
in the unenclosed bed;
6.
Any person riding in the unenclosed bed of a truck if such truck
is being operated solely for the purposes of providing assistance
to, or ensuring the safety of, other persons engaged in a recreational
activity; or
7.
Any person riding in the unenclosed bed of a truck if such truck
is the only legally titled, licensed and insured vehicle owned by
the family of the person riding in the unenclosed bed and there is
insufficient room in the passenger cab of the truck to accommodate
all passengers in the truck. For the purposes of this Section, the
term "family" shall mean any persons related within
the first degree of consanguinity.
[CC 1984 §24-284; Rev. M.C. 1963 §51.52; Ord. No. 3140 §24-141]
A.
The
operator of any vehicle shall not drive the vehicle when it is so
loaded or when there are in the front seat of such vehicle such number
of persons as to obstruct the view of the operator to the front or
sides or to interfere with the operator's control over the driving
mechanism of the vehicle.
B.
No
passenger in a vehicle shall ride in such position as to interfere
with the operator's view ahead or to the sides or interfere with the
operator's control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.
[CC 1984 §24-292; Rev. M.C. 1963 §51.24; Ord. No. 3140 §24-146]
The driver of a vehicle shall not follow another vehicle more
closely than is reasonably safe and prudent, having due regard for
the speed of such vehicle and the traffic upon and the condition of
the roadway.
[Ord. No. 5120 §1, 9-21-2009]
A.
Except
as otherwise provided in this Section, no person twenty-one (21) years
of age or younger operating a moving motor vehicle on roads exclusively
within the jurisdiction of the City of Richmond Heights, Missouri,
by means of a hand-held electronic wireless communications device,
shall send, read or write a text message or electronic message.
B.
C.
Nothing
in this Section shall be construed or interpreted as prohibiting a
person from making or taking part in a telephone call, by means of
a hand-held electronic wireless communications device, while operating
a motor vehicle on roads exclusively within the jurisdiction of the
City.
D.
As
used in this Section, "electronic message" means
a self-contained piece of digital communication that is designed or
intended to be transmitted between hand-held electronic wireless communication
devices. "Electronic message" includes, but is not limited to, electronic
mail, a text message, an instant message or a command or request to
access an Internet site.
E.
As
used in this Section, "hand-held electronic wireless communications
device" includes any hand-held cellular phone, palm pilot,
blackberry or other mobile electronic device used to communicate verbally
or by text or electronic messaging, but shall not apply to any device
that is permanently embedded into the architecture and design of the
motor vehicle.
F.
As
used in this Section, "making or taking part in a telephone
call" means listening to or engaging in verbal communication
through a hand-held electronic wireless communication device.
G.
As
used in this Section, "send, read or write a text message
or electronic message" means using a hand-held electronic
wireless telecommunications device to manually communicate with any
person by using an electronic message. Sending, reading or writing
a text message or electronic message does not include reading, selecting
or entering a phone number or name into a hand-held electronic wireless
communications device for the purpose of making a telephone call.
H.
A violation
of this Section shall be deemed an infraction and shall be subject
to the penalties provided in this Chapter for moving violations.
I.
The
provisions of this Section shall not apply to:
1.
The operator of a vehicle that is lawfully parked or stopped;
2.
Any of the following while in the performance of their official duties:
a Law Enforcement Officer; a member of a Fire Department; or the operator
of a public or private ambulance;
3.
The use of factory-installed or after-market global positioning systems
(GPS) or wireless communications devices used to transmit or receive
data as part of a digital dispatch system;
4.
The use of voice-operated technology;
5.
The use of two-way radio transmitters or receivers by a licensee
of the Federal Communications Commission in the Amateur Radio Service.
[CC 1984 §24-283; Rev. M.C. 1963 §51.51; Ord. No. 3140 §24-140]
A.
No
person, except in an emergency or to allow another vehicle or pedestrian
to cross its path, shall stop a vehicle in any street except near
the right-hand curb thereof, nor in such position as to obstruct a
sidewalk crossing.
B.
No
person shall stop or stand a vehicle within the intersections of any
streets.
C.
No
person shall willfully or negligently obstruct the progress of vehicles
along the streets.
[Ord. No. 5043 §1, 11-5-2007]
No person shall drive any motor vehicle from a public street,
highway or roadway onto any private or public roadway, driveway, parking
lot or business establishment for the purpose of avoiding a stop sign,
stop light or other traffic control devices, or a street intersection.
[CC 1984 §24-285]
No person on the premises of a public or private parking lot
shall race the motor of any motor vehicles, needlessly bring to a
sudden start or stop any motor vehicle, blow any horn, or make or
cause to be made any other loud or unseemly noise, nuisance or disturbance
whereby the quiet and good order of the premises or of the neighborhood
is disturbed.
[CC 1984 §24-290; Rev. M.C. 1963 §51.52; Ord. No. 3140 §24-142]
No person shall drive a motor vehicle which has more than three
(3) persons over the age of sixteen (16) years in the front seat.
A.
The
driver of a vehicle upon a highway upon meeting or overtaking from
either direction any school bus which has stopped on the highway for
the purpose of receiving or discharging any school children and whose
driver has in the manner prescribed by law given the signal to stop
shall stop the vehicle before reaching such school bus and shall not
proceed until such school bus resumes motion, or until signaled by
its driver to proceed.
B.
Every
bus used for the transportation of school children shall bear upon
the front and rear thereon a plainly visible sign containing the words "School Bus" in letters not less than eight (8) inches in
height. Each bus shall have lettered on the rear in plain and distinct
type the following: "State Law: Stop While Bus is Loading
and Unloading". Each school bus subject to the provisions
of Sections 304.050 to 304.070, RSMo., shall be equipped with a mechanical
and electrical signaling device approved by the State Board of Education,
which will display a signal plainly visible from the front and rear
and indicating intention to stop.
C.
Every school bus operated to transport students in the public school system which has a gross vehicle weight rating of more than ten thousand (10,000) pounds, which has the engine mounted entirely in front of the windshield and the entrance door behind the front wheels, and which is used for the transportation of school children shall be equipped with a crossing control arm. The crossing control arm, when activated, shall extend a minimum of five (5) feet six (6) inches from the face of the front bumper. The crossing control arm shall be attached on the right side of the front bumper and shall be activated by the same controls which activate the mechanical and electrical signaling devices described in Subsection (B) of this Section.
D.
Except
as otherwise provided in this Section, the driver of a school bus
in the process of loading or unloading students upon a street or highway
shall activate the mechanical and electrical signaling devices, in
the manner prescribed by the State Board of Education, to communicate
to drivers of other vehicles that students are loading or unloading.
A public school district has the authority pursuant to Section 304.050,
RSMo., to adopt a policy which provides that the driver of a school
bus in the process of loading or unloading students upon a divided
highway of four (4) or more lanes may pull off of the main roadway
and load or unload students without activating the mechanical and
electrical signaling devices in a manner which gives the signal for
other drivers to stop and may use the amber signaling devices to alert
motorists that the school bus is slowing to a stop; provided that
the passengers are not required to cross any traffic lanes and also
provided that the emergency flashing signal lights are activated in
a manner which indicates that drivers should proceed with caution,
and in such case, the driver of a vehicle may proceed past the school
bus with due caution. No driver of a school bus shall take on or discharge
passengers at any location upon a highway consisting of four (4) or
more lanes of traffic, whether or not divided by a median or barrier,
in such manner as to require the passengers to cross more than two
(2) lanes of traffic; nor shall any passengers be taken on or discharged
while the vehicle is upon the road or highway proper unless the vehicle
so stopped is plainly visible for at least five hundred (500) feet
in each direction to drivers of other vehicles in the case of a highway
with no shoulder and a speed limit greater than sixty (60) miles per
hour and at least three hundred (300) feet in each direction to drivers
of other vehicles upon other highways, and on all highways, only for
such time as is actually necessary to take on and discharge passengers.
E.
The
driver of a vehicle upon a highway with separate roadways need not
stop upon meeting or overtaking a school bus which is on a different
roadway, which is proceeding in the opposite direction on a highway
containing four (4) or more lanes of traffic, or which is stopped
in a loading zone constituting a part of, or adjacent to, a limited
or controlled access highway at a point where pedestrians are not
permitted to cross the roadway.
[CC 1984 §24-330; Ord. No. 4608 §1, 11-6-1995]
A.
When
a roadway is divided into five (5) traffic lanes, two (2) double lanes
in opposing directions and a center lane between the regularly traveled
four (4) lanes of traffic, it shall be unlawful for a vehicle to be
driven in the center lane for a distance greater than five hundred
(500) feet from the driver of such vehicle's intended left turn.
[CC 1984 §24-293; Rev. M.C. 1963 §51.30; Ord. No. 3140 §24-147]
A.
The
driver of a vehicle approaching an intersection shall yield the right-of-way
to a vehicle which has entered the intersection from a different street
where there is no form of traffic control at such intersection.
B.
When
two (2) vehicles enter an intersection from different streets at approximately
the same time, the driver of the vehicle on the left shall yield the
right-of-way to the driver of the vehicle on the right. This Subsection
shall not apply to vehicles approaching each other from opposite directions
when the driver of one (1) of such vehicles is attempting to or is
making a left turn.
C.
The
driver of a vehicle within an intersection intending to turn to the
left shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle approaching from
the opposite direction which is within the intersection or so close
thereto as to constitute an immediate hazard.
D.
The
driver of a vehicle about to enter or cross a street from an alley
or any private road or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to all
vehicles approaching on the street.
E.
The
driver of a vehicle intending to make a left turn into an alley, private
road or driveway shall yield the right-of-way to any vehicle approaching
from the opposite direction when the making of such left turn would
create a traffic hazard.
[Ord. No. 5105 §1, 7-6-2009]
It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to use, operate
or cause to be used or operated upon any public streets, roads or
highways within the City limits of the City of Richmond Heights, Missouri,
any mechanical exhaust device designed to aid in the braking or deceleration
of any vehicle which results in the excessive, loud, unusual or explosive
noise from such vehicle (sometimes referred to as "jake-braking")
to preserve the peace, health and comfort of the citizens of the City
and the public. This Section is not intended to prohibit the passage
of vehicles equipped with the engine or "jake brakes", but rather
limit the use of such equipment. Any person convicted of a violation
of this Section shall be subject to a fine of not more than five hundred
dollars ($500.00) per occurrence.
[CC 1984 §24-303; Rev. M.C. 1963 §51.47; Ord. No. 3140 §24-152]
A.
No
person shall make, cause or permit any unnecessary noise with sound-producing
device, muffler, cutout or otherwise on the streets within any zone
of quiet which noise disturbs or which may tend to disturb any of
the patients or inmates of any hospital located in the zone.
B.
Streets
adjacent to any hospital or church within five hundred (500) feet
thereof are designated "zones of quiet".
[CC 1984 §24-314; Rev. M.C. 1963 §51.56; Ord. No. 2829 §1, 4-3-1967; Ord. No. 3140 §24-158]
A.
No
person shall leave a motor vehicle or permit a motor vehicle to stand
unattended on any street, in a public place or on any used or new-car
lot, or in a parking lot without first stopping the engine, locking
the ignition and removing the ignition key from the vehicle.
B.
Whenever
any Police Officer finds a motor vehicle standing unattended with
the ignition key in the vehicle in violation of this Section, the
Police Officer shall remove such key from the vehicle and deliver
it to the person in charge of the City Police station.
C.
The
registered owner of a vehicle parked or standing in violation of this
Section shall be held prima facie responsible for any violation.
[CC 1984 §24-320; Rev. M.C. 1963 §51.57; Ord. No. 3140 §24-159]
No person having control or charge of a motor vehicle shall
allow the vehicle to stand on any street unattended without first
setting the brakes and stopping the motor of the vehicle. When standing
upon a perceptible grade, he/she shall turn the wheels of the vehicle
to the curb or the side of the roadway.
[CC 1984 §24-327; Ord. No. 4500 §1, 5-17-1993]
A.
No
person shall engage in cruising, as herein defined, on any highway,
roadway or alleyway in the City of Richmond Heights nor shall any
person engage in cruising on any driving aisle of a parking lot serving
a commercial development which is posted "No Cruising".
B.
"Cruising" is defined as the repetitive driving of any motor
vehicle past the same location three (3) or more times within a one
(1) hour period at a rate of speed of less than twenty (20) miles
per hour on any highway, roadway or alleyway of the City, or less
than ten (10) miles per hour on any driving aisle of a parking lot
serving a commercial development within the City.
C.
A Police
Officer may issue a written warning to any person engaged in cruising,
including the passenger(s) of the motor vehicle, stating that said
motor vehicle shall not return to that same location within a one
(1) hour period. After a motor vehicle has been stopped for cruising
and the operator and passenger(s) have been warned not to cruise by
returning to the same location within a one (1) hour period, if the
motor vehicle is subsequently stopped for cruising, the operator of
the motor vehicle is presumed to have been in the motor vehicle when
it was stopped the first (1st) time and the operator of the motor
vehicle is subject to being ticketed for cruising.
D.
Official emergency vehicles, taxicabs for hire and other commercial or passenger vehicles being driven for business purposes are exempted from the provisions of this Section 335.210.
E.
A person
who is convicted for the first (1st) time for cruising is subject
to a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00). A person
who is convicted for the second (2nd) time for cruising within six
(6) months of the first (1st) conviction is subject to a fine of not
less than two hundred dollars ($200.00). A person who is convicted
for a third (3rd) time or more within one (1) year of the first (1st)
conviction is subject to a fine of not less than three hundred dollars
($300.00).
[CC 1984 §24-304; Rev. M.C. 1963 §51.50; Ord. No. 3140 §24-153]
A.
No
person shall throw or place or cause to be thrown or placed on any
street any tacks, nails, wire, scrap metal, glass, crockery, sharp
stones or other substances injurious to the tires or wheels of vehicles,
including motor vehicles.
B.
Any
person who has purposely, accidentally or by reason of an accident
dropped from his/her person or any vehicle any injurious substances
upon the street shall immediately make all reasonable efforts to clear
the street of such substances.
[CC 1984 §24-321; Rev. M.C. 1963 §61.57; Ord. No. 2931 §1, 9-15-1969; Ord. No. 3140 §24-160]
No person shall remove the wheels or other transporting devices
from any trailer or fix any trailer permanently to the ground so as
to prevent ready removal. No person, whether as owner or occupant
or agent of any land or premises, shall permit or allow a trailer
to be so fixed to the ground upon such land or premises.
[CC 1984 §24-322; Rev. M.C. 1963 §51.84; Ord. No. 3140 §24-161]
No person shall vend or distribute merchandise or materials
from a vehicle, stand or otherwise within the limits of any highway,
road or street in the City, except under such license, conditions
and regulations as prescribed by ordinance. In no instance shall the
vending be permitted or authorized where it will cause stopping, standing
or parking in or upon the roadway, or traffic confusion and interference
with the free and unhindered mobile progression of traffic.
[Ord. No. 4832 §2, 10-7-2002]
No person shall operate any motorcycle, mini-bike, motorbike,
go-cart, motor scooter or any other motor-propelled vehicle which
is not an automobile or truck on any private property or on any public
property other than a street or highway within the City without having
in his/her possession the written consent of the owner or owners of
the property or other persons designated to have the control of said
property.
